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At Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, women outnumbered, not outgunned

As the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" hosted the 35th annual Tuba-Euphonium Workshop at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Brucker Hall Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, a few of the musicians on hand stood out for ...
Today

Woman with tuba hits the big time

A 20-year-old woman has made it big with The Philadelphia Orchestra — she’s been hired to be its tuba player, a job normally held by men in major orchestras. Carol Jantsch, a senior at the University ...
Los Angeles Times

Woman tuba player is a rarity

A 20-year-old woman has made it big with the Philadelphia Orchestra: She’s been hired to be its tuba player, a job normally held by men in major orchestras. Carol Jantsch, a senior at the University ...
Napa Valley Register

College prodigy is first woman tuba player for top orchestra

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It was 9:30 on a Saturday night and Carol Jantsch was at an ultimate Frisbee tournament when her cell phone rang with an audition invitation from the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of ...
The New York Times

Constance Weldon, Pioneering Virtuoso of the Tuba, Dies at 88

When she joined the Boston Pops in 1955, she was believed to be the first woman to play tuba in a major American orchestra. By Julia Carmel A lot of people had one question for Constance Weldon, she ...
DC Military

Women outnumbered, not outgunned at Tuba-Euphonium Workshop

As the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” hosted the 35th annual Tuba-Euphonium Workshop at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Brucker Hall Jan. 31 through Saturday, a few of the musicians on hand stood ...